The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-05-25

Ev the State-Ihere Is room ~. - |
men to hide in the ditch by the aPplosen
in front of his place. Consldereo 'ne o D.st
the most lonely place on Capi'o, 49,
os,ar tbongbt that lamp should have
haan nlaced there. His sympathy was
somawhat with the defense; that IS an!
sympathy he might have would De 'ha'
way.
ANDREW KELLEY.
A mariner of Mr.. Heaphy, who keeps
store near the Town Greek bridge ,n
store fronts on Capitol street was IN Tue
store with Mrs Heaphy on the nlgh' % .no
killing. Saw Albrecht and Figures on 'le
night Gambrell was killed. ihey We
standing still, a little to the west VI 'no
store door. This was after the hrlng com
menced; had heard three shots before nc
saw them. Witness was behind the couh W.
when the first shot was fired reaeneu 'he
door as the two next shots were nreo =
was then that he saw Figures ard Albrecht-
W;tnass them shut his door. Both of these
men tried to get into the store hitness
stood on one side of the door and MIS-
Heaphy at the other, and held II shu'.
They would not let the men in, and kept
| them out by bracing ourselves against Tue
door; could swear positively that one VI '"e
nen was trying to get IN. witness olo no'
bpen up until after the shooting was over
He saw AIbrecht there, but could not sa!
whether Figures was there or not Inc mrs,
| shot seemed to be smaller than the seoono
shot or rather the two second shots- Ing
other shots were very rapid witness uio
not linger at the door, he desiring to oe
ont of range. 1t was while the second and
third shots were being discharged that ne
saw Figures and Albrecht-..Dld not thlnk
that either of these men could have fired
shot without his hearing it. The report
would have been louder than the others'
The shooting continued about ten or twelSe
seconds.
Witness only stood on the steps for an
instant then he closed the door; did not go
to the bridge directly after the shoonng'
witness had been on the bridge second or
two before Albrecht; he saw Alorechei
noticed him because he heard Hamilton
make some remark to Carraway about
having been shot at in his carriage; Alorecht
came up and spoke to Carraway, who ap-
reared to tell uim to take Hamilton to the
drug store.
BY the State-The first thing witness
saw was Figures and Albrecht; this was be-
cause they were at his door; thought the
two shots, which were almost together, had
been fred at that time; could not say
whether Albrecht was to the east or his
store when the firing commenced or not.
There was a pause between the two
second shots and the volley of rapid firing
N The shots came in this way report, a
pause, two reports, a pause and then the
rapid firing. Witness was very near the
bridge: the store is about 100 feet from the
foot bridge and abont 160 feet from the
bridge proper. Did not hear carriage
run off the bridge at the first shot; did not
notice; did not see any pistol IN Albrecht 5
or Hamilton's hand when they were talking
on the bridge they were talking on the
bridge only moment or two; thought that
the conversation was about going to the
drug store. Saw the two Fitzgerald boys
and others the bridge; did not hear
either of the accusrd talk of the matter
since. Did not see Eubanks on the bridge.
1t was very bright night could have
seen objects on the bridge had ne looked;
did not look up that way when the shooting
began; supposed he looked that way when
he started to go up to the scene; could not
have seen as far as the postoffice.
By the Defense-There is shed in front
of his store his store is about four or five
feet below the level of the street; the top
of the shed is about three feet above the
level of the street. In speaking of seeing
the bridge, he meant the northwestern foot
walk and that end of the bridge.
When he spoke of a volley he meant
|
was succession of shots. Did not notice
Gambrell or Hamilton passing that night;
did not hear any cry of Murder or
Don't do that" A person attending to
his business would not notice a carriage
pass. On the night of the killing told Mrs.
Heaphey that he thought it was Albrecht
and Figures at the door; knew that they
were the prrties.
BY the State-If he told Mr.. Nugent that
he saw one of the parties cross the street
he was mistaken.
ALEX. sHARKEY,
better known as "Dick Dead Eye"-Is a
colored hackman. He said that on the night
of the killing, and after the firing, Capt
Wolfe sent witness after Col. Hamllton's
red wagon; when he saw that the Coloners
wagon was not at the Lawrence House, wit
ness drove as fast as he could after him;
reached the bridge and was told that Col
Hamilton was shot and had sent for Willie
Hamilton. Had seen the Colonel's wagon
at the hotel, and told Capt. Wolfe that
he thought he could overtake it be-
fore it reached Col. Hamilton's store; saw
the red wagon when it started. Fred Wolfe
was in the carriage with him.
By the State-Witness was in front of
Dr. Rogers drug store; saw Col. Hamiltons
then drove to the train met Mr.. Wolfes
next oldest son, and asked if he could not
wait on him; said he thought witness could;
witness drove around to Capt Wolfe's;
Capt. Wolfe got his wounded son out of the
car to the waiting room; then witness said
that he thought he could catch the Colo
nePs wagon before it got to Willie Hamil-
toms store.
Hamiltons hack started off up town,
Hamilton was talking to Caraway and AL
brecht before he started up town. Saw
Col. Hamilton at the depot talking to some
gentlemen; he was near the sitting -room of
the white department. Witness next saw
| the Colonel get in his hack. Eubanks and
Bill Hardy were in the carriage with him.
Albrecht and Figures were standing at the
postoffice. Witness left them standing
| there; that was five minutes after HamiI-
| toms hack had left. Witness stayed at
Rogers five minutes after Hamilton left
Capt. Walfe's son had not got out of the
sleeper when witness reached the train.
By the defense-Left Albrecht and Fig
ures at the Lawrence House. There were
plenty of people there Witness described
| the sitution of the Lawrence House. The
crowd was in front of the office. HamiI
ton was in front of the saloon. Did not
take any special notice of the time. The
train had not started when witness left to
catch Col. Hamilton's wagon.
| JOSEPH B. CADwALLADER.
On the day of the killing witness rode
| from the Capitol to West Jackson with |
Colonel Jones Hamilton the curtains of
the wagon were up went with him to the
| Lawrence House remained with him some
Is minutes The said that as he had brought
witness down he would send him back.
Witness said he was not ready to go. Did
not see anything to impress him with the
| belief that there was going to be trouble.
| Ii was about 8 or 80 o'clock, p. m, when
the Colonel offered to send him home Wit
ness had resided in Jackson for thirty
| years was ffty-three years of age, and
practical printer.
| By the State-Col. Hamilton offered to
| send witness back, did not offer to take
witness back ; did not say that witness
could go back with him when he went |
came to the Lawrence House when the
| train whistled ; remained about the Law
| renee House about an hour; went home
after the shooting walked up Capitol
| street was at the Lawrence House Is or |
| 20 minutes after the train arrived was
not hunted up; did not notice any pistols |
about the buggy did not see Col. HamiI- |
| ton with big pistol did not notice that
he had a stick did not hear Hamilton say
why he was going to the depot did not
hears him say anything about Doctor
Craft I; the back door of the hack is not |
very wide; suppose that he was at the |
Lawrence House when the shooting oc- |
CURED did not hear it works at the |
Clarion Office took a drink of beer with |
Col. Hamilton alone.